Write, test and debug a batch application program that uses the DL/I call functions

Use the IMS Test Program to prototype application program calls, and to perform ad-hoc read and update access to an IMS database

Describe the applications and uses of other DL/I features

Program for recovery and restart using DL/I calls to establish synchronization points

Describe the functions provided by High Availability Large Database (HALDB), and any program differences when accessing a Full Function database or a HALDB

Target Audience

This is an intermediate course for individuals who write programs in Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL), or Programming Language One (PL/I), or Assembler language using DL/I to navigate through an process IMS databases.